Hogs sleep like logs: Wild boars reduce the risk of anthropic disturbance by adjusting where they rest.

ABSTRACT: Many animals living in anthropized landscapes try to avoid encountering people by being active at night. By doing so, however, they risk being disturbed while at rest during the day. To mitigate this risk, diurnally resting species may be highly selective about where they rest. Here, we used GPS and activity sensors to study how wild boars (Sus scrofa) might adjust their resting site selection and revisitation patterns to the risk of disturbance by people. We evaluated the probability of daytime relocation to assess the efficacy of wild boars' resting strategy in reducing the risk of human encounter while at rest. We attempted to identify the cause of some relocations using audio recordings. Generally, we found that wild boars did not specifically avoid resting near villages or road

SUBMITTER: Fradin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10363780 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature